STRIKE MARCH 8. What will Wednesday, March 8, 2023 look like in SNCF transport? They could be disturbed again by a new mobilization the day after the 6th strike against the pension reform.
[Mis à jour le 6 mars 2023 à 19h20] While the disruptions are significant for the day of Tuesday March 7, 2023 on the TGV, TER, Intercités and RER network on this 6th day of interprofessional and general strike against the pension reform, the questions now relate to the continuation of the movement on Wednesday March 8. At the SNCF, the four main trade union organizations have called for a “renewable” strike movement from Tuesday March 7. Which means the movement could potentially continue…
The first forecasts fell on Monday evening. On the main lines, users of the TGV and Intercités have already received for the most part text messages or emails informing them that their train was also canceled for the day of Wednesday March 8, 2023. On the lines of the outer suburbs, the Transilien site announced via a press release that “traffic will remain very severely disrupted on Wednesday March 8, 2023”, favoring telework.
The second union at the SNCF, Unsa Ferrovaire, announced that it “will analyze from March 7 and every day the rate of strikers at the SNCF (…), but also at the interprofessional level, to decide on the follow-up to be given to this movement”. As for the CFDT-Cheminots union, “more than 80% are in favor of a renewable strike”. In 2019, the longest strike in history initiated by all the SNCF unions had mobilized the railway workers for three months, largely disrupting all train traffic. trains to the four corners of France.What are the railway workers now preparing to face the government which refuses to let go of its pension reform?
In addition, the CGT Federation of Railway Workers has made available a strike notice on March 8 from 3:40 p.m. to midnight to cover all the initiatives organized on the territory throughout the day of women’s rights. In a press release, the CGT with FSU, Solidaires, UNEF and feminist associations call for mobilizations at 3:40 p.m. at République, followed by speeches and at 5:30 p.m. for a demonstration by République towards the Opera.